Posts Tagged ‘Mouth Cancer Action Month’
Sheffield dental practice to offer free mouth cancer checks in November
A dental practice in Sheffield will be providing free mouth cancer checks in November to support Mouth Cancer Action Month. The One80 Dental Centre for Advanced Dentistry is offering patients a free 15-minute screening check to raise awareness of a deadly disease, which has become more common in the UK in the last decade. Nigel […]
Melton dental team dons hiking boots to raise money for charity
A dental team from Melton donned their hiking boots and completed a 9-mile trek to raise money for charity recently. Staff from Bupa Dental Care walked from Melton to Burrough-on-the-Hill to celebrate the end of 2018’s Mouth Cancer Action Month. The team took on the challenge to raise cash for the Oral Health Foundation, the […]
Grantham dentist braves the shave to raise money for mouth cancer charity
A dentist from Grantham has braved the shave to raise awareness of mouth cancer and generate funds for Mouth Cancer Action Month. Matt Bell and his team from The Maltings Dental Practice have been participating in a month-long fundraising effort as part of Mouth Cancer Action Month, and the brave dentist decided to finish in […]
Are you familiar with the signs of oral cancer?
November is Mouth Cancer Action Month, and if you’ve been to the dentist recently, you may have noticed posters or leaflets about mouth cancer on the walls or waiting room tables. Mouth cancer is an increasingly common form of cancer, but studies suggest that the vast majority of UK adults aren’t aware of the symptoms. […]
British Dental Association calls for closer collaboration between dentists and doctors to improve oral cancer care
The British Dental Association has called for closer collaboration between dentists and doctors to improve care provided for patients with oral cancer. The BDA in Scotland has launched an action plan to encourage doctors and dentists to work together to try and ensure that more cases of mouth cancer are diagnosed at an early stage […]
Northwich dental practice offers free screening to support Mouth Cancer Action Month
A dental practice in Northwich, Cheshire, is offering free screening to support this year’s Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign. Abbey Dental, which is located in Regency Way, Kingsmead, will be hosting two sessions on Friday 23rd and Friday 30th November. Both sessions will be available to registered patients, as well as new patients who wish […]
Bedford dentist conquers Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for mouth cancer cause
An intrepid dentist from Bedford has conquered mighty Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of an annual mouth cancer campaign and generate funds for charity. Dr Mehrdad Mokhtari, from Priory Dental Practice, scaled the majestic mountain, the highest in Africa, to raise funds for mouth cancer charities and awareness of this year’s Mouth Cancer Action Month […]
Oakham dental practice is doing its bit to raise awareness of mouth cancer this November
Members of staff at an Oakham dental practice have been busy putting together a series of events to try and raise awareness of mouth cancer this November. The mydentist team launched their month-long campaign to support Mouth Cancer Action Month with a free evening screening session at the beginning of the month and this was […]
Swadlincote dentists don blue lips to raise awareness of mouth cancer
A dental team at a Swadlincote practice donned blue lips last week in support of the Oral Health Foundation’s annual Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign. Members of staff at Hughes and Owen Dental Care painted their lips blue in order to raise awareness of mouth cancer, a form of cancer, which affects around 7,000 people […]
Do you know the warning signs of oral cancer?
November is Mouth Cancer Action Month, and dentists up and down the country and trying to raise awareness of symptoms many people may shrug off as harmless. Mouth cancer, also known as oral cancer, kills more people than testicular and cervical cancer combined, yet 1 in 10 people don’t even know that it exists. Public […]
